Florida issues arrest warrant for Raúl Castro in 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown

MIAMI, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office announced.The warrant stems from the deaths of Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, Mario de la Peña and Armando Alejandre Jr. on Feb. 24, 1996.According to the attorney general’s office, three unarmed Cessna aircraft departed Opa-Locka Airport in Miami-Dade County that day. Cuban MiGs shot down two of the planes with air-to-air missiles after they crossed the 24th parallel southbound, the attorney general said.Castro is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. The charge is a first-degree felony.Florida Attorney General sues Discord, alleges platform fails to protect minorsInvestigators allege Castro, who was Cuba’s minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and first vice president at the time, was a final